Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.

Sunday, January 24, 2021
Quarantine with The Sixteen: Recipes for Isolation
Jan 24 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Brevard Music Center Staff Picks From Around the Web

Quarantine with The Sixteen:
Recipes for Isolation

Discover seven mouth-watering recipes recommended by members of the beloved UK-based choir.

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Jan 24 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
IV. Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace
Brevard Concert Orchestra • Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded live on August 2, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

The Henderson County Education Foundation: Food for Thought
Jan 24 all-day
Henderson NC
Henderson County Education Foundation’s 6th Annual Food for Thought Event Gives Back to Area Restaurants
The Henderson County Education Foundation will host its sixth-annual Food for Thought event January 18 through January 24. The community is invited to dine-in or take-out at local, participating establishments that have participated in the annual event over the past six years or are newcomers to the Hendersonville food scene.
This year, Food for Thought: Covid Edition, is shifting the focus. Historically, restaurant partners have donated a portion of sales back to HCEF, but because the pandemic has greatly affected the restaurant industry, HCEF is not asking for donations from the restaurants.
“We wanted to encourage our community to patronize the restaurants that have faithfully supported us in the past,” says Summer Stipe, Executive Director of HCEF. “We know the industry is hurting, and we wanted to help them while also giving folks the ability to donate and support local public education. When customers dine-in or take-out at the participating restaurants, they can also give to HCEF by either putting donations in the designated donation jar, texting FOOD4THOUGHT to 44321, or making a donation on our website, www.hcefnc.org/food.”
The week will benefit both businesses and the Foundation with a large selection of participating restaurants; many taking part in the event for the sixth year in a row. Eating establishments participating in the event include: 2nd Act Coffee, Alykat Deli, Appalachian Coffee Company, Arabella Breakfast and Brunch, Blue Sky Café, Bold Rock Cidery, Dry Falls Brewing Company, Flat Rock Village Bakery, Fletcher Village Bakery, Hannah Flanagan’s, HenDough Chicken & Donuts, Honey + Salt, Janitzio Mexican Restaurant, Mike’s on Main, Oklawaha Brewing, Postero, Southern Appalachian Brewery, Three Chopt, West First Wood-Fired, Whit’s Frozen Custard, and Zen Hen.
Many participating restaurants are fellow Chamber Members, we encourage you to pick your favorite and show them some support!

 

2021 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
Jan 24 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Online w/ Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
SUN JAN 24
Putumayo’s Featured Kids Musicians Video. Precious!
Jan 24 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Online w/ LEAF

Putumayo’s Featured Kids Musicians Video. Precious!

 

Summer 2021 applications are open! Brevard Music Center
Jan 24 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Immerse Yourself in Music

Become part of the BMC community. Experience the thrill of performing with the world’s most celebrated artists. Practice your craft and develop your skills in a picturesque rehearsal studio – in nature, beside the lake, amongst the white pines, alongside the stream. Share a communal lunch or an impromptu conversation with faculty and guest artists in our cafeteria. Interact with patrons who fill our auditoriums and love to hear your music.

We welcome you, the next generation of musicians and artists. We encourage you, and challenge you, to experience the magic of the Brevard Music Center. In a community of musicians, you will be transformed. On the stage and in the classroom, you will be inspired. In just one summer, you will make new friendships that will last a lifetime.

This is Brevard. Be inspired. Be here.

Wagbar Breed Meetup: Heinz 57
Jan 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wagbar

Wagbar is the Asheville area’s most exciting new hangout for dogs and beer drinkers. Tails wag and faces smile at Wagbar with our unique design that combines a beautiful off-leash dog park with a modern walk up bar. 21 +

AVL Lesbian and Bisexual Women in Their 30s and 40s: Coffee/Tea Crawl
Jan 24 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Bebette’s New Orleans Coffeehouse

Ok this literally just came to me and I don’t have the details fully worked out in my head so go easy on me.

As we head into the winter months, it’s gonna get harder to have events. Also, I want to have more events in 2021 that don’t revolve around beer.

I did a Coffee Crawl in Charlotte a few years ago and it was fun. Let’s hop around Asheville going to indie coffee shops and rate the drinks – caffeinated, decaf, tea, hot cocoa, etc. We can take notes and come up with a winning shop, maybe go back and get a gift card to support the cafe.

Open to all suggestions and starting point recommendations

JAZZ BRUNCH Free · One World West
Jan 24 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
One World West Brewing

JAZZ BRUNCH @ ONE WORLD WEST
EVERY SUNDAY FROM 1:30-4PM
FIRST SET BY THE HOUSE BAND & SECOND SET IS A JAZZ JAM
WEEKLY BRUNCH MENU FROM UMAMI MAMI
Food Truck Sundays
Jan 24 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Archetype Brewing

In conjunction with Sunday Sessions Live (and virtual) music: Food Truck Sundays will bring a new or rotating “staff favorite” cuisine each week to the Beechams Curve offerings.
Gan Shan West, our main culinary provider 6 days a week, is closed on Sundays. Enjoy the convenience, delicious variety and the music – all in one Sunday Funday stop!

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session
Jan 24 @ 3:00 pm
Jack of the Wood

 

Jack of the Wood : Sunday-Irish Session 

Sundays

1 till who knows when?

Traditional Irish music is kept alive at Jack of the Wood with our unplugged Sunday session.

Jack of the Wood

95 Patton ave

Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 252.5445

http://www.jackofthewood.com/

Monday, January 25, 2021
Asheville Independent Restaurants: AIR Fundraiser
Jan 25 all-day
Online

Support AIR! 

AIR Friends is a brand-new giving campaign designed to support the Asheville Independent Restaurants Association (a 501C 3-6 trade association) in its mission to sustain, elevate and advocate for the city’s dynamic community of chefs and restaurants. Now more than ever, AIR’s work is vital to the health and longevity of Asheville’s one-of-a-kind culinary scene.

Won’t you join us at the table?

 

BMC alum Mounir Nessim performs Adagio for Four Violas
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Violist and BMC alum Mounir Nessim performs all four parts of Matthias Durst’s hauntingly beautiful Adagio for Four Violas. Mounir recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Viola Performance at Louisiana State University in 2020.

Brevard Music Center: Jihye’s Salon, a new living room recital series
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

BMC faculty members Jihye Chang (piano), Ben Sung (violin), and George Speed (bass) perform excerpts from the pilot concert for Jihye’s Salon, a new living room recital series. Enjoy the music of Boccherini, Bach, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, and more!

Classical Music and Animation for all Ages
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

 

Classical Music
and Animation

Enjoy examples of the relationship between classical music and animation aimed at audiences of all ages.

DEBUSSY: La Mer
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

DEBUSSY La Mer
III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Brevard Sinfonia • Daniel Hege, conductor
Recorded on July 7, 2018,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta: Unscripted
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

 

JoAnn Falletta:
Unscripted

Explore an unscripted and surprising tall tale of Grammy-winning conductor, JoAnn Falletta.

HiHo Kids: Kids Meet an Opera Singer
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Brevard Music Center Staff Picks From Around the Web

HiHo Kids:
Kids Meet an Opera Singer

Curious kids meet–and interview–people with particular points of view.

Quarantine with The Sixteen: Recipes for Isolation
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Brevard Music Center Staff Picks From Around the Web

Quarantine with The Sixteen:
Recipes for Isolation

Discover seven mouth-watering recipes recommended by members of the beloved UK-based choir.

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Jan 25 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
IV. Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace
Brevard Concert Orchestra • Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded live on August 2, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

BMC Around the Web: Christian Blackshaw: Live from Wigmore Hall
Jan 25 @ 2:30 pm
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Around The Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

Christian Blackshaw: Live from Wigmore Hall
Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs live on Monday, January 25 at 2:30pm ET (7:30pm BST). This performance streams on the Wigmore Hall YouTube channel and includes works by Mozart and Schubert. Content is available for archived viewing 30 days after the livestream.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Asheville Independent Restaurants: AIR Fundraiser
Jan 26 all-day
Online

Support AIR! 

AIR Friends is a brand-new giving campaign designed to support the Asheville Independent Restaurants Association (a 501C 3-6 trade association) in its mission to sustain, elevate and advocate for the city’s dynamic community of chefs and restaurants. Now more than ever, AIR’s work is vital to the health and longevity of Asheville’s one-of-a-kind culinary scene.

Won’t you join us at the table?

 

BMC alum Mounir Nessim performs Adagio for Four Violas
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Violist and BMC alum Mounir Nessim performs all four parts of Matthias Durst’s hauntingly beautiful Adagio for Four Violas. Mounir recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Viola Performance at Louisiana State University in 2020.

Brevard Music Center: Jihye’s Salon, a new living room recital series
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

BMC faculty members Jihye Chang (piano), Ben Sung (violin), and George Speed (bass) perform excerpts from the pilot concert for Jihye’s Salon, a new living room recital series. Enjoy the music of Boccherini, Bach, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, and more!

Classical Music and Animation for all Ages
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

 

Classical Music
and Animation

Enjoy examples of the relationship between classical music and animation aimed at audiences of all ages.

DEBUSSY: La Mer
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

DEBUSSY La Mer
III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Brevard Sinfonia • Daniel Hege, conductor
Recorded on July 7, 2018,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta: Unscripted
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Live-streamed performances, resources, and activities we love from around the web, updated regularly.

 

JoAnn Falletta:
Unscripted

Explore an unscripted and surprising tall tale of Grammy-winning conductor, JoAnn Falletta.

HiHo Kids: Kids Meet an Opera Singer
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Brevard Music Center Staff Picks From Around the Web

HiHo Kids:
Kids Meet an Opera Singer

Curious kids meet–and interview–people with particular points of view.

Quarantine with The Sixteen: Recipes for Isolation
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Brevard Music Center Staff Picks From Around the Web

Quarantine with The Sixteen:
Recipes for Isolation

Discover seven mouth-watering recipes recommended by members of the beloved UK-based choir.

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Jan 26 all-day
Online w/ Brevard Music Center

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
IV. Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace
Brevard Concert Orchestra • Keith Lockhart, conductor
Recorded live on August 2, 2013,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.